50 “Obsolete” Companies That Have Outlived Any And All Expectations

Was just thinking the same thing. We should start a petition.

go to pd dot net, a tampa victorian candy store. they recreated tangerine sours and it comes in a metal tin. i personally.love their candy. this is not an ad

Liquorice ice

ABSOLUTELY!!

Those were delicious! But they didn’t take away bad breath for me!

and their Licorice

I keep them in my car. After driving for a while, they break up that kind of fuzzy feeling in your mouth that even water can't because the cinnamon is so strong.

I've worked for a company that imported Nakajima, we sold typewriters untill '95, at the end the remaining larger customers were banks, police and the army. Nakajima also made great printers, especially the ar30 and ar40.

Olivetti makes typewriters? I met their computer, which was truly amazing, it had "mother ribcage" instead of "mother board", so there were nearly no cables going through the case.

and there's people who repair the old ones

Craigslist too

Why would they manufacture them? There are probably millions of old , unused ones lying around somewhere.

The only problem is finding ribbons for them. It is possible to re-ink them (I've done it) but it's VERY messy and doesn't last as long.

Cause typewriters are cool, Debra

I have fond memories of that too. We all thought write the next best-seller playing with Grandma's typewriter.

Or last one locally closed I think a couple of years ago. Back in the early 90s I worked at one of the old school radio shacks. Pegboards full of electronic parts and so on. It was more than a mall RS because they if you bought a TV they'd come help you set it up. Had a repair shop in the back with a skilled electronics man. But few folks these days are building their own gear and the other merch RS had is done bigger / better cheaper by larger chains.

It's not the same store. Another company purchased the branding and they're just crappy cheap electronics stores now, like cheap flashlights and no-name cell phones.

Upvote cos you explained what Winn-Dixie is. (I live in the UK, how would I know?)

In my hometown bpk!

There's one about 15 miles from where I live in NC, too.

There's one in Southern Maryland. I see the big Radio Shack sign every time I have to pick up equipment for work.

Cool! They were all franchise stores, maybe that had something to do with it. I used to do so much of my gift shopping there. From leathercraft to building radios and computers. Even building rockets and models!

Like the old song about the South said, "....Old times there are not forgotten. Look away, look away, look away Winn-Dixie land!"

Wow! Haven't seen one in Ohio for at least a decade. Maybe two honestly.

were you in winterpark?

I'd upvote this twice if I could

We had a combo KFC/Long John Silver's. The drive through was heaven, fish with KFC coleslaw or KFC chicken with fried clams. And cheap. It disappeared two years ago and I'm still wearing purple. The nearest Silver's now is in Bakersfield. No KFC. It's not in the cards.

They're alive and well in parts of NZ. With malt vinegar too.

Heinz malt vinegar, huh? I’ve never heard of this concoction, sounds very interesting. Is it available at stores, or only at Long John’s? Wanna try me some of this

hp sauce.

It really is the best, even though it smells like dirt socks.

Lucky.

I found one still open. The quality was poor. Hush puppies overcooked, fish undercooked. I was sad.

That's a blessing !!! Lol

There was a place on 8th Avenue between 44th and 45th that had an Arthur Treacher's, a Nathan's, and a Church's Chicken along with a Subway, frozen yogurt and tons of desserts. Then one day I walked by and all the franchises were walled off in the back

Genius comment.

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And hushpuppies! :D (also fried)

I do, but unfortunately I’m used to the frozen Gorton’s fried fish instead of that at a seafood restaurant, but hey in my opinion Gorton’s is excellent and I’ll never get tired of their fried fish fillets and fish sticks 😋 Someone here mentioned malt vinegar, a Heinz product and God knows I wanna try that so bad with my Gorton’s fish now

I love fried fish, but not theirs. Captain D's fish is much better, in my opinion. People either like one or the other. I've never met anyone who likes both.

I have never seen a Benihana, but the other day my wife mentioned them and two days later I got an email from them. I Googled it and there is one about an hour and a half away. I miss Big Boys. I don't remember the last time I saw one.

It's just so heavy!

It's basically a pyramid scheme so don't feel bad.

Me too!!